Woman dies following encounter with RCMP, Manitoba police watchdog investigating
Arrested woman was being taken to hospital in Ashern, Man., when she became unresponsive
A woman died in hospital Thursday after she was taken there following an encounter with RCMP officers on Wednesday.
The death was reported by RCMP to the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba on Friday and the police watchdog is investigating.
Police were dispatched to a 911 hang-up call at a home in Vogar, Man., about 160 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg near the narrows of Lake Manitoba, around 8 p.m. Wednesday, the IIU said in a news release.
When RCMP got to the house, they found a woman under the influence of illicit drugs who allegedly had tried to use a weapon on someone at the home, police told the IIU.
RCMP arrested her and were taking her to Lakeshore General Hospital in nearby Ashern when she became unresponsive, they said.
Mounties immediately pulled over to provide emergency care, the RCMP said.
The woman was taken to Lakeshore and later transported to St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg.
On Jan. 16, police learned that the woman had died in hospital.
Police notified the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba of the death on Friday.
The IIU, which investigates all serious matters involving police in the province, has taken over the investigation in accordance with the Police Services Act.